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New Reviews and Protocols from The Cochrane Library, Issue 4, 2008


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Absorbent products for moderate-heavy urinary and/or faecal incontinence in women and men
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Active versus expectant management for women in the third stage of labour (protocol stage)
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Acupuncture and assisted conception
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Acupuncture for menopausal hot flushes (protocol stage)
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Acupuncture for restless legs syndrome
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Acyclovir for treating primary herpetic gingivostomatitis
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Admission avoidance hospital at home
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Adrenaline (epinephrine) for the treatment of anaphylaxis with and without shock
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Alternative magnesium sulphate regimens for women with pre-eclampsia and eclampsia (protocol stage)
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Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor induced angioedema in patients with primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Antenatal psychosocial assessment for reducing perinatal mental health morbidity
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Antenatal screening for Down's syndrome (protocol stage)
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Antiangiogenic therapy with anti-vascular endothelial growth factor modalities for diabetic macular oedema (protocol stage)
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Antibiotic prophylaxis versus no prophylaxis for preventing infection after cesarean section (protocol stage)
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Antibiotic regimens for the empirical treatment of newborn infants with necrotizing enterocolitis (protocol stage)
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Antibiotics for treating nontyphoidal Salmonella diarrhoea (protocol stage)
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Antidepressants for depression in physically ill people (protocol stage)
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Antimotility agents for chronic diarrhoea in people with HIV/AIDS
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Antioxidants for male subfertility (protocol stage)
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Antipsychotics for acute and chronic pain in adults
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Antiviral therapy for Ramsay Hunt syndrome (herpes zoster oticus with facial palsy) in adults
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Artemisinin-based combination therapy for treating uncomplicated malaria (protocol stage)
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As required versus fixed schedule analgesic administration schedules for treating postoperative pain in children and adults (protocol stage)
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Avoidance of bottles during the establishment of breast feeds in preterm infants
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Azithromycin for treating uncomplicated typhoid and paratyphoid fever (enteric fever)
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Benzodiazepines for catatonia in people with schizophrenia and other serious mental illnesses
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Benzodiazepines for the relief of breathlessness in malignant and advanced non-malignant diseases in adults (protocol stage)
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Beta blockers for peripheral arterial disease
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Bisphosphonate therapy for osteogenesis imperfecta
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for primary hypertension
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of angiotensin receptor blockers for primary hypertension
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of beta-1 selective beta blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of coenzyme Q10 for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of dual alpha and beta blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of non-selective beta blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of partial agonist beta blockers for primary hypertension (protocol stage)
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Blood pressure lowering efficacy of renin inhibitors for primary hypertension
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Botulinum toxin for masseter hypertrophy (protocol stage)
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Calcium antagonists for Duchenne muscular dystrophy
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Calcium channel blockers for ureteral stones (protocol stage)
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Chemical pleurodesis versus surgical intervention for persistent and recurrent pneumothoraces in cystic fibrosis (protocol stage)
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Chemotherapy for brain metastases from small cell lung cancer (protocol stage)
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Chlamydia antibody titer testing versus hysterosalpingography for detection of tubal pathology in subfertile women (protocol stage)
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Chlorpromazine for psychosis induced aggression or agitation (protocol stage)
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Chuanxiong-type preparations for acute ischemic stroke
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Clinical assessment for diagnosing congenital heart disease in newborn infants with Down syndrome (protocol stage)
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Colorectal stents for the management of malignant colonic obstructions (protocol stage)
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Combined intermittent pneumatic leg compression and pharmacological prophylaxis for prevention of venous thromboembolism in high-risk patients
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Conservative interventions for the management of impacted food bolus in the oesophagus (protocol stage)
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Consumer-oriented interventions for evidence-based prescribing and medicine use: an overview of Cochrane reviews (protocol stage)
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Control interventions for preventing spread of vancomycin-resistant enterococci (VRE) in hospitals (protocol stage)
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Corticosteroids for ocular toxoplasmosis (protocol stage)
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Damage control surgery for abdominal trauma (protocol stage)
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Deferasirox for managing iron overload in patients with myelodysplastic syndrome (protocol stage)
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Deferasirox for managing iron overload in people with thalassaemia (protocol stage)
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Deferasirox for managing transfusional iron overload in people with sickle cell disease (protocol stage)
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Dengzhanhua preparations for acute cerebral infarction
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Different corticosteroids and regimens for accelerating fetal lung maturation for women at risk of preterm birth
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Doppler ultrasound, CT angiography, MR angiography, and contrast-enhanced MR angiography versus intra-arterial angiography for moderate and severe carotid stenosis in symptomatic patients (protocol stage)
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Dressings for superficial and partial thickness burns
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Early versus delayed laparoscopic cholecystectomy for biliary colic
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Education programmes for people with diabetic kidney disease (protocol stage)
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Effect of partogram use on outcomes for women in spontaneous labour at term
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Effectiveness and safety of topiramate for drug dependents (protocol stage)
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Effectiveness of knowledge translation interventions to improve cancer pain management (protocol stage)
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Effects of different bearing surface materials on aseptic loosening of total hip arthroplasty in patients with osteoarthritis and other non-traumatic diseases of the hip. (protocol stage)
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Efficacy of Psychostimulant Drugs for Cocaine Dependence (protocol stage)
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Electromechanical and robot-assisted arm training for improving arm function and activities of daily living after stroke
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Exercise for depression
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Feasibility, safety and efficacy of laparoscopy and laparoscopy-assisted vs. open surgery for acute small bowel obstruction in adults (protocol stage)
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Fetal fibronectin testing for reducing the risk of preterm birth
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Galactomannan detection for invasive aspergillosis in immunocompromized patients
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Genotypic antiretroviral resistance testing at viral failure in people with HIV (protocol stage)
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Glutamine for induction of remission in Crohn's disease (protocol stage)
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Grommets (ventilation tubes) for recurrent acute otitis media in children
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Hematopoietic Growth Factors in the Treatment of Acquired Aplastic Anemia (protocol stage)
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Hematopoietic stem cell transplantation for Gaucher disease
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Heparin versus normal saline for patency of arterial lines (protocol stage)
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Home-use whitening toothpastes for removal and prevention of stains in adults (protocol stage)
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Honey as a topical treatment for wounds
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Human chorionic gonadotrophin for threatened miscarriage (protocol stage)
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Huperzine A for vascular dementia (protocol stage)
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Hyaluronic Acid inclusion in embryo transfer media for assisted reproductive technologies (protocol stage)
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Immunoglobulin prophylaxis in hematological malignancies and hematopoietic stem cell transplantation
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Increased police patrols for preventing alcohol-impaired driving
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Inspiratory muscle training for cystic fibrosis
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Interval debulking surgery for advanced epithelial ovarian cancer
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Interventions (other than pharmacological, psychosocial or psychological) for treating antenatal depression
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Interventions for cleaning dentures in adults (protocol stage)
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Interventions for cutaneous disease in systemic lupus erythematosus (protocol stage)
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Interventions for heartburn in pregnancy
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Interventions for Old World cutaneous leishmaniasis
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Interventions for pain with intrauterine device insertion (protocol stage)
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Interventions for preventing relapse and recurrence after the first episode of a depressive disorder in young people (protocol stage)
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Interventions for promoting the use of advance directives for end-of-life decisions in adults (protocol stage)
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Interventions for psychotic symptoms concomitant with epilepsy
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Interventions for the management of oral submucous fibrosis
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Interventions for the treatment of metastatic extradural spinal cord compression in adults
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Interventions for treating painful nipples among breastfeeding women (protocol stage)
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Interventions for treatment of neonatal hyperglycemia in very low birth weight infants (protocol stage)
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Interventions for unilateral refractive amblyopia
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Interventions to modify sexual risk behaviours for preventing HIV in homeless youth (protocol stage)
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Intra-aortic balloon pump counterpulsation (IABP) for myocardial infarction complicated by cardiogenic shock (protocol stage)
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Intraoperative blood salvage for penetrating abdominal and thoracic trauma (protocol stage)
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Intrapartum antibiotics for known maternal Group B streptococcal colonisation (protocol stage)
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Laparoscopy versus laparotomy for FIGO Stage I ovarian cancer
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LHRH agonists for adjuvant therapy of early breast cancer in premenopausal women
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Lifestyle changes in overweight women with Polycystic Ovary Syndrome (protocol stage)
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Low dose versus high dose stavudine for treating people with HIV infection (protocol stage)
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Low molecular weight heparin for prevention of venous thromboembolism in patients with lower-leg immobilization
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Macular translocation for neovascular age-related macular degeneration
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Magnetic resonance imaging versus computed tomography for detection of acute vascular lesions in patients presenting with stroke symptoms (protocol stage)
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Maintenance chemotherapy for ovarian cancer (protocol stage)
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Male circumcision for prevention of homosexual acquisition of HIV in men (protocol stage)
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Massage therapy for people with HIV/AIDS (protocol stage)
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Medically assisted nutrition for palliative care in adult patients
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Mentoring of children and adolescents for preventing drug and alcohol use. (protocol stage)
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Meperidine (pethidine) for treatment of postoperative pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Methods of milk expression for lactating women
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Methods of preventing bacterial sepsis and wound complications for liver transplantation
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Midwife-led versus other models of care for childbearing women
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Mitomycin C for prevention of postoperative haze following excimer laser surface ablation in moderate to high myopia (protocol stage)
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Mobile phone messaging for communicating results of medical investigations (protocol stage)
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Mobile phone messaging for preventive health care (protocol stage)
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Mobile phone messaging reminders for attendance at scheduled healthcare appointments (protocol stage)
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Mobile phone messaging telemedicine for facilitating self management of long-term illnesses (protocol stage)
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Mouthrinses for the treatment of halitosis
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Multidisciplinary care for adults with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis or motor neuron disease (protocol stage)
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Mupirocin ointment for preventing Staphylococcus aureus infections in nasal carriers
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Mycophenolate mofetil for liver-transplanted patients (protocol stage)
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Naftopidil for the treatment of lower urinary tract symptoms compatible with benign prostatic hyperplasia (protocol stage)
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Nebulized hypertonic saline solution for acute bronchiolitis in infants
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Neoadjuvant chemotherapy plus surgery versus surgery for cervical cancer (protocol stage)
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Nitric oxide donors for cervical ripening in first trimester for termination of pregnancy (protocol stage)
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Nutritional supplements for people being treated for active tuberculosis
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Omentoplasty for the prevention of anastomotic leakage after colonic or rectal resection (protocol stage)
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Once or twice daily versus three times daily amoxicillin with or without clavulanate for the treatment of acute otitis media
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One-to-one oral hygiene advice provided in a dental setting for oral health (protocol stage)
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Open versus closed surgical exposure of canine teeth that are displaced in the roof of the mouth
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Organising health care services for persons with an intellectual disability
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Outpatient versus inpatient induction of labour for improving birth outcomes (protocol stage)
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Package of care for active management in labour for reducing caesarean section rates in low-risk women
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Padma 28 for intermittent claudication (protocol stage)
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Pain relief for the removal of femoral sheath in interventional cardiology adult patients
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Parenteral calcium for intensive care unit patients
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Parenteral opioids for maternal pain relief in labour (protocol stage)
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Patient education for neck pain with or without radiculopathy
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Peer support telephone calls for improving health
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Pelvic floor muscle training for prevention and treatment of urinary and faecal incontinence in antenatal and postnatal women
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Pericyazine for schizophrenia (protocol stage)
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Pharmacologic Interventions for Pregnant Women Enrolled in Alcohol Treatment (protocol stage)
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Pharmacological Interventions to decrease ischaemia-reperfusion injury for liver resection surgery performed under vascular control (protocol stage)
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Pharmacotherapy for anxiety disorders and comorbid alcohol dependency (protocol stage)
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Physical examination for lumbar radiculopathy due to disc herniation in patients with low-back pain (protocol stage)
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Physical tests for shoulder impingements and local lesions of bursa, tendon or labrum that may accompany impingement (protocol stage)
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Physical training for interstitial lung disease
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Platinum versus non-platinum chemotherapy regimens for small cell lung cancer
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Posatirelin (l-pyro-2-aminoadipyl-l-leucyl-l-prolinamide) treatment for persons with dementia (protocol stage)
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Primary surgical versus primary non-surgical interventions for central giant cell granuloma (CGCG) of the jaws (protocol stage)
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Probiotics for maintenance of remission in ulcerative colitis (protocol stage)
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Probiotics for treating eczema
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Probiotics for treating persistent diarrhoea in children (protocol stage)
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Procaine treatments for cognition and dementia
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Procalcitonin to initiate or withhold antibiotics in acute respiratory tract infections (protocol stage)
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Professional interventions for general practitioners on the management of musculoskeletal conditions (protocol stage)
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Prophylactic antibiotics for penetrating abdominal trauma (protocol stage)
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Propofol for sedation during colonoscopy
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Psychological interventions for those who have sexually offended or are at risk of offending (protocol stage)
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Psychological therapies for the management of chronic pain (excluding headache) in adults (protocol stage)
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Quantitative versus qualitative cultures of respiratory secretions for clinical outcomes in patients with ventilator-associated pneumonia
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Regular treatment with formoterol for chronic asthma: serious adverse events
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Relaxation for depression
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Relaxation therapy for preventing and treating preterm labour (protocol stage)
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Reminder systems and late patient tracers in the diagnosis and management of tuberculosis
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Retroperitoneal drainage versus no drainage after pelvic lymphadenectomy for the prevention of lymphocyst formation in patients with gynaecological malignancies (protocol stage)
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Risperidone dose for schizophrenia (protocol stage)
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Rituximab for rheumatoid arthritis (protocol stage)
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Sanchi for acute ischaemic stroke
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Single dose oral diflunisal for acute postoperative pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Single dose oral etodolac for acute postoperative pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Single dose oral flurbiprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Single dose oral ketoprofen and dexketoprofen for acute postoperative pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Single dose oral lornoxicam for acute postoperative pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Single dose oral nefopam for acute postoperative pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Skin preparation for preventing infection following caesarean section (protocol stage)
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Smart home technologies for health and social care support
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Specialty teams for neonatal transport to neonatal intensive care units for prevention of morbidity and mortality (protocol stage)
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Stem cell treatment for acute myocardial infarction
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Stretch interventions for contractures (protocol stage)
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Sugammadex, a selective reversal medication for preventing postoperative residual neuromuscular blockade (protocol stage)
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Surgical interventions for the early management of Bell's palsy (protocol stage)
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Surgical interventions for treating acute fractures or non-union of the middle third of the clavicle (protocol stage)
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Surgical management for upper tract transitional cell carcinoma (protocol stage)
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Surgical versus conservative interventions for treating acromioclavicular dislocation of the shoulder in adults (protocol stage)
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Surgical versus conservative management for odontoid fractures
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Surgical versus non surgical management of abdominal injury (protocol stage)
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Temozolomide for High Grade Glioma
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Thalidomide for induction of remission in Crohn's disease (protocol stage)
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Thalidomide for maintenance of remission in Crohn's disease (protocol stage)
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The role of twice versus three times daily heparin dosing for thromboembolism prophylaxis in general medical patients admitted to the hospital (protocol stage)
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The use of propofol for procedural sedation in emergency departments (protocol stage)
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Time course for blood pressure lowering of thiazides (protocol stage)
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Tongxinluo capsule for acute stroke
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Topical capsaicin for chronic neuropathic pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Topical NSAIDs for acute pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Topical NSAIDS for chronic muskuloskeletal pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Topical rubefacients for acute and chronic pain in adults (protocol stage)
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Touch therapies for pain relief in adults
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Treatment for POEMS (polyneuropathy, organomegaly, endocrinopathy, M-protein, and skin changes) syndrome
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Treatment of acute cryptococcal meningitis in HIV infected adults, with an emphasis on resource-limited settings
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Trial of instrumental delivery in theatre versus immediate caesarean section for anticipated difficult assisted births
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Ursodeoxycholic acid for the prevention of colorectal adenomas and carcinomas (protocol stage)
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Visual feedback of the individual's medical imaging results for changing health behaviours in clinical and non-clinical populations (protocol stage)
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Vitamin A supplementation for the prevention of morbidity and mortality in infants six months of age or less (protocol stage)
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Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of cancer in adults (protocol stage)
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Vitamin D supplementation for prevention of mortality in adults (protocol stage)
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Zinc supplementation as an adjunct to antibiotics in the treatment of pneumonia in children 2 to 59 months of age (protocol stage)
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Zinc supplementation for preventing and treating malaria in children living in malaria-endemic areas (protocol stage)